Yue Chen

Yue Chen is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise within the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at The London School of Economics and Political Science. She is an independent advisor on climate and nature-related financial risks and sustainable finance, with prior experience as the inaugural Chief Climate Risk Officer at the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency until March 2025 and at the New York State banking and insurance regulator.

Education:

• Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Her research focuses on Climate and Nature-related Financial Risks, Prudential Regulation, Fiscal and Industrial Policy, Public Finance, and Central Banking and Financial Institutions. Her work bridges the gap between climate science and financial regulation, aiming to develop robust frameworks for managing climate-related financial risks in the banking and insurance sectors.